Dogue — Bodeguero in Polka Dots Canvas Print

Dogue — Bodeguero in Polka Dots Canvas PrintWe like portraits best when they come with a little abrasion. This one a small black and white Bodeguero in a red polka dot neckerchief and tiny gold hoops, fronting a mock fashion magazine has plenty of it. The expression is half bored, half judging you. Put it up and the room loosens. A serious kitchen suddenly has a sense of humour. A polite hallway gets a wink. The warm terracotta backdrop pulls in any clay tile, oak cabinet or rust coloured rug

especially on a chalky off-white or warm putty wall where the candy facades can sing

Skip it if your room leans hard-edged industrial or icy minimal — the soft brushwork and pretty pinks want a gentler

The Sagrada Familia spires lift out of a busy little skyline

the duckling stops looking decorative and starts working

indirect light

painterly canvas surface

Don't crowd it with other busy florals or competing posters — give it room to be the loudest thing on the wall

Plate 52 by Ogino Issui is a vintage Japanese woodblock study — water plants drifting across a soft blue disc

It welcomes other gentle florals or quiet landscapes alongside it

Avoid heavy

painterly meadow that gives a quiet room a lift without going loud

orange and soft pink blooms